Busch Stadium | Ballpark Pal

December 8, 2023

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Home Runs

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.98	0.90	0.81	0.98	0.98	0.68	0.82	0.88

Doubles and Triples

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.94	0.88	0.96	0.88	0.83	0.94	0.79	0.96

Singles

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.08	1.01	1.01	0.96	0.95	0.98	1.00	1.01

Typical Conditions

For games played outdoors during the regular season

Wind Direction


16%	19%	21%	10%	10%	7%	9%	9%

Wind Speed (mph)

0 - 3	4 - 7	8 - 12	13 - 20	21 +
6%	49%	36%	8%	0%

Temperature (°F)

< 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	> 90
2%	6%	14%	27%	43%	7%

Humidity (%)

0 - 20	21 - 40	41 - 60	61 - 80	81 - 100
0%	6%	38%	46%	10%

Averages and Measurements

Rankings out of 30 active MLB parks (1=high, 30=low)

	Value	Rank
Runs	-7%	28
Home Runs	-11%	25
Doubles & Triples	-8%	24
Singles	-1%	18
Strikeouts	-1%	23
Walks	0%	11
Batter Contact	+0.6%	8

Wind Speed	8 mph	17
Blowing Out	+1.2%	8
Blowing In	-1.9%	10
Wind Receptiveness	+3.1%	5

Temperature	77°	7
Humidity	63%	10
Altitude	455 ft	14
Carry	-0.3%	17
Variation	3.9%	27

Located about 2,000 feet west of the Mississippi River, the 3rd iteration of Busch Stadium is one of the clearest pitchers parks in all of Major League Baseball. Like its predecessor, the field is nearly symmetrical in layout with most portions of the fence playing deeper than a typical MLB park. If there is one spot to hit a HR at Busch it�s straight-away CF, which measures a couple feet shorter than the MLB average.

Not only does the St. Louis venue rank toward the bottom of the league in expected HRs, but its traditional shape makes it a difficult spot for doubles and triples as well. Typically, irregular angles, wide open areas of the outfield, and tall fences are what give way to extra base hits. Busch Stadium has none of these.

One notable aspect of the park is that it�s pretty susceptible to wind (ranked 5th in wind receptiveness). Although wind speed is close to the MLB average, its direction can vary quite a bit leading to the potential for different day-to-day run environments. Average temperature at Busch is 77 degrees (7th warmest in MLB), but carry distance still ranks close to the middle of the pack. Overall, Ballpark Pal ranks the venue 28th for runs, 25th for home runs, and 24th for doubles and triples.

	Totals		Difference		% Dif		Median Dif
	Act	Sim	#	%	Away	Home	Med	Abs
Runs	781	689	-92	-12%	-16%	-7%	-0.63	3.06
Hits	1468	1287	-181	-12%	-14%	-10%	-1.32	3.31
1B	963	836	-127	-13%	-13%	-13%	-1.72	2.48
2B/3B	315	278	-37	-12%	-22%	2%	-0.26	1.47
HR	190	173	-17	-9%	-3%	-14%	0.04	0.82
BB	611	587	-24	-4%	1%	-9%	1.01	2.27
K	1218	1235	17	1%	0%	2%	0.63	2.82

Date	Away	Away SP	Home SP	Runs	Sim	Dif	Hits	Sim	Dif	1B	Sim	Dif	2B/3B	Sim	Dif	HR	Sim	Dif	BB	Sim	Dif	Ks	Sim	Dif
10/1	CIN	Greene	Mikolas	7	8.28	1.28	18	15.99	-2.01	10	10.23	0.23	7	3.99	-3.01	1	1.77	0.77	3	7.51	4.51	23	15.85	-7.15
9/30	CIN	Phillips	Rom	21	8.56	-12.44	27	16.15	-10.85	14	10.40	-3.60	10	3.88	-6.12	3	1.87	-1.13	15	7.81	-7.19	11	15.69	4.69
9/29	CIN	Williamson	Woodford	21	8.95	-12.05	23	16.67	-6.33	10	10.65	0.65	6	4.03	-1.97	7	1.99	-5.01	5	7.83	2.83	10	15.44	5.44
9/21	MIL	Miley	Mikolas	6	8.52	2.52	16	16.47	0.47	10	10.74	0.74	4	3.69	-0.31	2	2.04	0.04	4	6.61	2.61	15	12.09	-2.91
9/20	MIL	Houser	Thompson	10	8.33	-1.67	16	15.99	-0.01	9	10.74	1.74	4	3.36	-0.64	3	1.88	-1.12	6	8.09	2.09	12	17.70	5.70
9/19	MIL	Megill	Rom	10	8.24	-1.76	17	15.79	-1.21	8	10.52	2.52	7	3.30	-3.70	2	1.97	-0.03	12	7.65	-4.35	15	14.62	-0.38
9/18	MIL	Peralta	Wainwright	1	8.41	7.41	11	15.67	4.67	9	10.16	1.16	1	3.65	2.65	1	1.87	0.87	2	8.11	6.11	13	15.67	2.67
9/17	PHI	Walker	Hudson	11	9.98	-1.02	20	17.58	-2.42	12	11.53	-0.47	5	3.68	-1.32	3	2.37	-0.63	8	8.30	0.30	11	13.59	2.59
9/16	PHI	Suarez	Mikolas	7	8.99	1.99	17	16.75	-0.25	12	10.52	-1.48	4	3.72	-0.28	1	2.51	1.51	8	6.69	-1.31	12	15.30	3.30
9/15	PHI	Nola	Thompson	8	8.50	0.50	17	16.48	-0.52	14	10.38	-3.62	2	4.28	2.28	1	1.82	0.82	11	7.11	-3.89	16	17.29	1.29
9/3	PIT	Oviedo	Thompson	10	9.20	-0.80	16	16.20	0.20	12	10.27	-1.73	2	3.63	1.63	2	2.30	0.30	12	8.71	-3.29	13	15.65	2.65
9/2	PIT	Hatch	Rom	13	9.30	-3.70	19	17.17	-1.83	13	10.91	-2.09	2	4.00	2.00	4	2.27	-1.73	9	7.29	-1.71	10	14.10	4.10
9/1	PIT	Keller	Hudson	6	9.55	3.55	13	17.44	4.44	10	11.16	1.16	2	4.07	2.07	1	2.21	1.21	7	7.62	0.62	15	15.60	0.60
8/30	SD	Hill	Mikolas	8	8.40	0.40	21	16.14	-4.86	15	10.56	-4.44	4	3.43	-0.57	2	2.14	0.14	4	6.73	2.73	9	13.97	4.97
8/29	SD	Lugo	Thompson	11	8.39	-2.61	21	16.27	-4.73	15	10.64	-4.36	3	3.55	0.55	3	2.08	-0.92	7	7.00	0.00	18	17.71	-0.29
8/28	SD	Snell	Wainwright	5	9.86	4.86	16	16.49	0.49	14	10.41	-3.59	1	3.68	2.68	1	2.40	1.40	11	9.71	-1.29	13	17.78	4.78
8/20	NYM	Carrasco	Hudson	10	9.21	-0.79	22	16.67	-5.33	17	10.96	-6.04	3	3.45	0.45	2	2.27	0.27	4	8.00	4.00	18	13.71	-4.29
8/19	NYM	Senga	Mikolas	15	9.18	-5.83	18	16.93	-1.07	10	11.15	1.15	4	3.47	-0.53	4	2.31	-1.69	7	7.59	0.59	16	16.45	0.45
8/18	NYM	Lucchesi	Thompson	8	8.83	0.83	19	16.58	-2.43	15	10.99	-4.01	2	3.73	1.73	2	1.86	-0.14	8	7.97	-0.03	14	16.83	2.83
8/17	NYM	Quintana	Wainwright	6	9.06	3.06	12	16.19	4.19	6	10.28	4.28	3	3.69	0.69	3	2.21	-0.79	9	8.10	-0.90	11	13.71	2.71
8/16	OAK	Blackburn	Liberatore	8	8.58	0.58	23	16.91	-6.09	16	11.26	-4.74	6	3.89	-2.11	1	1.75	0.75	6	7.15	1.15	19	14.43	-4.57
8/15	OAK	Watkins	Hudson	8	9.15	1.15	20	18.30	-1.70	10	12.58	2.58	6	3.73	-2.27	4	1.98	-2.02	7	6.02	-0.98	12	13.16	1.16
8/14	OAK	Sears	Mikolas	12	7.98	-4.02	16	15.38	-0.62	12	9.44	-2.56	2	3.39	1.39	2	2.56	0.56	14	5.79	-8.21	17	16.94	-0.07
8/6	COL	Gomber	Thompson	1	8.31	7.31	13	15.89	2.89	9	10.31	1.31	4	3.31	-0.69	0	2.27	2.27	10	6.79	-3.21	18	16.01	-1.99
8/5	COL	Blach	Matz	8	9.70	1.70	18	17.63	-0.37	12	10.85	-1.15	4	4.30	0.30	2	2.48	0.48	6	7.28	1.28	14	16.46	2.46
8/4	COL	Flexen	Wainwright	13	10.15	-2.85	29	18.02	-10.98	20	11.63	-8.37	6	4.15	-1.85	3	2.24	-0.76	5	8.28	3.28	12	14.39	2.39
8/3	MIN	Gray	Liberatore	8	10.10	2.10	15	18.31	3.31	10	11.84	1.84	2	4.23	2.23	3	2.24	-0.76	4	8.16	4.16	15	16.54	1.54
8/2	MIN	Ryan	Hudson	10	8.51	-1.49	14	15.53	1.53	8	9.23	1.23	1	3.85	2.85	5	2.46	-2.54	7	6.98	-0.02	19	18.36	-0.64
8/1	MIN	Lopez	Mikolas	5	8.21	3.21	14	15.43	1.43	10	9.44	-0.56	3	3.50	0.50	1	2.49	1.49	2	6.38	4.38	16	17.70	1.70
7/30	CHC	Hendricks	Matz	3	8.95	5.95	13	16.76	3.76	10	10.56	0.56	3	3.89	0.89	0	2.32	2.32	2	7.01	5.01	8	17.10	9.10
7/29	CHC	Taillon	Wainwright	6	10.61	4.61	15	17.84	2.84	11	10.95	-0.05	2	3.91	1.91	2	2.98	0.98	9	8.20	-0.80	11	13.94	2.94
7/28	CHC	Wesneski	Montgomery	5	8.67	3.67	15	15.80	0.80	9	9.82	0.82	3	3.40	0.40	3	2.58	-0.42	8	7.12	-0.88	17	17.56	0.56
7/27	CHC	Steele	Mikolas	13	8.98	-4.02	22	16.51	-5.49	13	10.30	-2.70	6	3.81	-2.19	3	2.40	-0.60	10	6.86	-3.14	14	14.74	0.74
7/19	MIA	Alcantara	Hudson	10	9.37	-0.63	23	17.94	-5.06	18	11.97	-6.03	3	4.02	1.02	2	1.96	-0.05	4	7.24	3.24	11	13.82	2.82
7/18	MIA	Cabrera	Montgomery	7	8.64	1.64	17	16.09	-0.91	13	10.28	-2.72	2	3.79	1.79	2	2.01	0.01	9	7.89	-1.11	27	16.92	-10.08
7/17	MIA	Luzardo	Mikolas	10	7.64	-2.36	23	15.53	-7.48	16	10.12	-5.88	5	3.39	-1.61	2	2.02	0.02	6	6.14	0.14	10	15.97	5.97
7/16	WAS	Gray	Flaherty	12	9.26	-2.74	17	16.69	-0.31	9	10.83	1.83	5	3.63	-1.38	3	2.24	-0.77	11	8.13	-2.87	13	14.02	1.02
7/15	WAS	Irvin	Matz	15	8.11	-6.89	28	15.91	-12.09	16	10.31	-5.69	8	3.71	-4.29	4	1.89	-2.11	6	7.10	1.10	13	14.65	1.65
7/14	WAS	Williams	Mikolas	12	9.06	-2.94	14	16.78	2.78	9	10.65	1.65	2	3.63	1.63	3	2.51	-0.50	5	6.54	1.54	18	11.56	-6.44
7/2	NYY	Cole	Montgomery	6	9.03	3.03	14	16.79	2.79	10	10.73	0.73	3	3.46	0.46	1	2.60	1.60	8	6.66	-1.34	16	16.63	0.63
7/1	NYY	Severino	Flaherty	15	9.47	-5.53	22	16.57	-5.43	15	10.54	-4.46	4	3.48	-0.52	3	2.56	-0.45	13	8.53	-4.48	9	17.25	8.25
7/1	NYY	Hamilton	Liberatore	8	9.69	1.69	17	16.83	-0.17	13	10.52	-2.48	3	3.83	0.83	1	2.47	1.47	9	8.61	-0.39	14	16.11	2.11
6/29	HOU	France	Wainwright	14	9.25	-4.75	22	16.80	-5.20	16	10.82	-5.18	4	3.62	-0.38	2	2.36	0.36	10	7.57	-2.43	11	13.26	2.26
6/28	HOU	Javier	Mikolas	17	7.42	-9.58	22	14.79	-7.21	11	9.43	-1.57	6	3.39	-2.61	5	1.97	-3.03	12	6.27	-5.73	18	13.66	-4.34
6/27	HOU	Valdez	Montgomery	6	7.70	1.70	15	15.81	0.81	10	10.14	0.14	3	3.78	0.78	2	1.89	-0.11	5	6.01	1.01	16	16.65	0.65
6/14	SF	DeSclafani	Montgomery	13	8.29	-4.71	20	15.53	-4.47	17	9.60	-7.40	1	3.46	2.46	2	2.47	0.47	5	6.59	1.59	31	15.30	-15.70
6/13	SF	Cobb	Flaherty	14	9.13	-4.87	24	15.97	-8.03	15	10.39	-4.61	7	2.97	-4.03	2	2.62	0.62	14	8.54	-5.46	18	17.61	-0.39
6/12	SF	Webb	Liberatore	7	8.20	1.20	22	15.84	-6.16	17	10.34	-6.66	3	3.46	0.46	2	2.05	0.05	7	7.16	0.16	12	16.07	4.07
6/11	CIN	Greene	Wainwright	7	8.31	1.31	17	15.73	-1.27	12	10.20	-1.80	4	3.65	-0.35	1	1.88	0.88	7	8.08	1.08	15	18.42	3.42
6/10	CIN	Abbott	Mikolas	12	7.47	-4.54	20	15.35	-4.65	11	10.03	-0.97	7	3.58	-3.42	2	1.74	-0.26	11	6.73	-4.27	10	16.74	6.74
6/9	CIN	Lively	Montgomery	11	7.35	-3.65	18	15.06	-2.94	12	9.78	-2.22	3	3.52	0.52	3	1.76	-1.24	8	6.61	-1.39	17	17.34	0.34
5/30	KC	Greinke	Mikolas	3	8.26	5.26	10	15.79	5.79	7	10.03	3.03	3	3.32	0.32	0	2.45	2.45	4	6.30	2.30	20	15.46	-4.54
5/29	KC	Staumont	Wainwright	7	9.54	2.54	18	16.67	-1.33	13	10.48	-2.52	3	3.72	0.72	2	2.47	0.47	5	8.54	3.54	19	16.32	-2.68
5/21	LAD	Kershaw	Flaherty	15	8.52	-6.48	18	15.85	-2.15	13	10.28	-2.72	4	3.46	-0.55	1	2.12	1.12	10	7.68	-2.32	22	16.89	-5.11
5/20	LAD	Syndergaard	Mikolas	11	8.46	-2.54	17	16.02	-0.98	9	10.18	1.18	6	3.66	-2.34	2	2.17	0.17	5	6.91	1.91	12	14.36	2.36
5/19	LAD	Gonsolin	Matz	5	8.48	3.48	12	16.47	4.47	6	11.21	5.21	5	3.13	-1.87	1	2.13	1.13	10	6.99	-3.01	18	16.44	-1.56
5/18	LAD	Urias	Wainwright	24	9.34	-14.66	21	17.34	-3.66	8	11.05	3.05	4	3.74	-0.26	9	2.56	-6.44	11	6.78	-4.22	8	15.01	7.01
5/17	MIL	Burnes	Liberatore	3	8.64	5.64	15	15.26	0.26	12	9.83	-2.17	2	3.24	1.24	1	2.19	1.19	7	8.81	1.81	20	15.65	-4.35
5/16	MIL	Miley	Montgomery	5	8.34	3.34	16	15.72	-0.28	9	10.43	1.43	4	2.93	-1.08	3	2.37	-0.63	10	7.03	-2.98	20	14.22	-5.78
5/15	MIL	Peralta	Flaherty	19	10.28	-8.72	22	16.71	-5.29	16	10.86	-5.14	2	3.57	1.57	4	2.29	-1.71	12	10.82	-1.18	18	16.88	-1.12
5/7	DET	Faedo	Matz	18	9.61	-8.39	18	16.96	-1.04	9	11.05	2.05	3	3.27	0.27	6	2.64	-3.36	4	7.93	3.93	9	15.12	6.12
5/6	DET	Turnbull	Wainwright	11	9.78	-1.22	22	17.38	-4.62	16	11.48	-4.52	4	3.51	-0.49	2	2.39	0.39	7	8.11	1.11	18	13.62	-4.38
5/5	DET	Boyd	Montgomery	9	7.78	-1.22	21	15.14	-5.86	12	10.28	-1.72	7	3.00	-4.00	2	1.86	-0.14	6	7.57	1.57	21	14.57	-6.43
5/4	LAA	Canning	Flaherty	18	8.59	-9.41	26	15.13	-10.87	19	9.97	-9.03	5	3.05	-1.95	2	2.11	0.11	8	9.14	1.14	13	16.83	3.83
5/3	LAA	Ohtani	Mikolas	10	7.99	-2.01	20	14.81	-5.19	12	9.88	-2.12	3	2.88	-0.12	5	2.04	-2.96	5	8.40	3.40	25	17.91	-7.09
5/2	LAA	Sandoval	Matz	6	8.21	2.21	12	15.45	3.45	10	10.76	0.76	1	2.62	1.62	1	2.07	1.07	6	7.97	1.97	17	15.45	-1.55
4/19	ARI	Bumgarner	Woodford	19	9.12	-9.88	24	16.60	-7.40	12	10.95	-1.05	8	3.17	-4.83	4	2.48	-1.52	12	7.23	-4.77	16	11.43	-4.57
4/18	ARI	Jameson	Montgomery	15	8.13	-6.87	22	15.95	-6.05	11	11.01	0.01	7	3.05	-3.95	4	1.89	-2.11	9	7.05	-1.95	16	15.00	-1.00
4/17	ARI	Kelly	Flaherty	9	9.04	0.04	11	15.96	4.96	4	10.99	6.99	4	2.86	-1.14	3	2.11	-0.89	6	9.10	3.10	16	15.22	-0.78
4/16	PIT	Keller	Mikolas	8	7.73	-0.27	20	14.90	-5.10	13	9.99	-3.01	6	2.92	-3.08	1	1.99	0.99	11	7.38	-3.62	12	16.75	4.75
4/15	PIT	Contreras	Matz	9	8.70	-0.30	17	16.23	-0.77	10	10.57	0.57	5	3.27	-1.73	2	2.39	0.39	14	7.21	-6.79	21	16.25	-4.75
4/14	PIT	Oviedo	Woodford	2	8.74	6.74	17	15.68	-1.32	15	10.77	-4.23	2	2.77	0.77	0	2.14	2.14	5	8.91	3.91	20	16.70	-3.30
4/13	PIT	Velasquez	Montgomery	5	8.89	3.89	15	16.43	1.43	6	11.14	5.14	7	3.06	-3.94	2	2.24	0.24	8	7.71	-0.30	19	16.65	-2.35
4/5	ATL	Elder	Mikolas	7	7.36	0.36	16	15.15	-0.85	8	10.04	2.04	6	3.08	-2.92	2	2.03	0.03	6	5.46	-0.54	15	14.81	-0.19
4/4	ATL	Dodd	Matz	5	8.37	3.37	22	16.41	-5.59	18	10.81	-7.19	2	3.41	1.41	2	2.19	0.19	2	6.07	4.07	18	15.77	-2.23
4/3	ATL	Morton	Woodford	12	8.23	-3.77	22	16.29	-5.71	15	10.99	-4.01	3	3.15	0.15	4	2.15	-1.85	8	6.48	-1.53	15	16.96	1.96
4/2	TOR	Bassitt	Montgomery	13	8.21	-4.79	26	16.74	-9.27	15	11.51	-3.49	7	3.22	-3.78	4	2.00	-2.00	4	5.98	1.98	9	14.41	5.41
4/1	TOR	Gausman	Flaherty	5	7.72	2.72	13	16.15	3.15	13	11.09	-1.91	0	3.39	3.39	0	1.67	1.67	13	6.49	-6.51	16	16.51	0.51
3/30	TOR	Manoah	Mikolas	18	8.30	-9.71	34	16.25	-17.75	27	10.55	-16.45	5	3.44	-1.56	2	2.26	0.26	11	6.26	-4.74	19	15.64	-3.36